Vanessa Williams Quotes

Well, my mom taught public school music for almost 40 years. And she's about 5 feet - and very mighty. And she would control her kids a lot by giving them the eye, or the stare.

Vanessa Williams

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The more established you are, the less likely you are to do something ridiculous, which is one reason I'm proud to put out a wrestling album. If you stop and you go, 'Well, what if people don't like it?,' if you're already established in what you do, that'll strike fear into your heart.

John Darnielle

FearHeartPeopleProudYouStop

You can draw Family Guy when you're 10 years old. You don't have to get any better than that to become a professional cartoonist. The standards are extremely low.

John Kricfalusi

FamilyBetterYouProfessionalOld

That's just me and my own body issues - I think I'm fat and bald and old and ugly.

Jeffrey Tambor

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Hawaii can be heaven and it can be hell.

Jeff Goldblum

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I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do.

Martin Seligman

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If you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

Molly Ivins

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The cleaning is something I use as a reward if I get some work done. I go into a very happy state of mind when I'm vacuuming.

Joyce Carol Oates

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The president hasn't come after me yet, but we've had other people come after me!

Jonathan Krohn

PeopleMePresidentComeAfterHad

To even be considered for an MVP award is fairly awesome for me.

Jose Altuve

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In 2007, I was given the humbling privilege of being made an honorary member of the United States Marine Corps in recognition of my visits to troops during the Iraq War.

Chuck Norris

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I watched the 'Seven Samurai' a lot because I loved it growing up. I can't describe to you how powerful that was. When you're a kid, you can't watch an almost-three-hour movie, but this was a war I just never saw before, with these samurai. I could relate to it, just being poor.

Antoine Fuqua

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Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

William Shakespeare

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